Pinkhof was born on 19 June 1898 in
Amsterdam. He studied at the ''
(National School for Applied Arts) and the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts). His teachers included Johannes Josephus Aarts, , and Nicolaas van der Waay. He settled in Den Helder where he taught technical drawing at the Ambachtsschool
(Craft School). In 1927 Pinkhof married Betty Koekoek with whom he had four children. His work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Pinkhof was a member of '' (The Independents). Pinkhof died on 23 July 1943 at the age of 45. ==Legacy==